Sharkeisha Death

Sharkeisha Death, The terms “RIP Sharkiesha” and “Prayforsharkeisha”–referring to a Houston-area girl named Sharkeisha, who punched and beat another girl in a video that went viral last month–was trending on Twitter Friday night, but it appears to be a hoax.

A fake photo posted by the “Queen Sharkeisha” account claiming to be the girl was taken from a New York Post article earlier this year about a 42-year-old woman named Karen Brim who was shackled to a hospital bed for 17 days in Brooklyn. The family of the girl claimed to be responsible for the Twitter updates about the shooting on Friday–including posting the photo of Brim.

It’s unclear if Sharkeisha was really shot, if the “Queen Sharkeisha” account was hacked, or if the whole thing is an elaborate ruse. The “Queen Sharkeisha” account is said to belong to the girl.

As of early Saturday morning, there was no media coverage of the incident.